As the backdrop to the current migration crisis is the 2030 FIFA World Cup, a competition that will be jointly organized by Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. More specifically, the final of that World Cup, the main point of contention to be decided. Because that tournament, which could bring together up to 64 teams if FIFA’s plans proceed, will start in Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay with the first three matches, in commemoration of the centenary of the competition. That is, the opening matches will no longer be held in the host countries. This fact gives even more importance to who will get the final match. The rules of FIFA’s preliminary report are clear: the stadium hosting the title match must have a minimum capacity close to 80,000 spectators.

Reagrupement National, party of the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, labeled former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as “racist” this Monday for his comments that the French national football team has “a very high level, that is true, without French players,” emphasizing that these are comments that “everyone should condemn.”

The ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) did not alter the dynamics of recent months, during which former president Carles Puigdemont has stayed away from the spotlight. Jordi Turull, secretary general of Junts, pointed out that Thursday’s script – only he and lawyer Gonzalo Boye spoke – was designed not to raise expectations… Although the ruling was labeled a “resounding victory,” “it is not definitive,” they argue. And on the political front, everything remains frozen while waiting for the former president’s future to become clear, with the PSOE watching closely the next moves of the post-convergents.